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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A derivative of oil of sassafras or oil of nutmeg, MDMA is known chemically as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and is not a new drug. It was synthesized in 1914 by chemists who thought mistakenly that as a relative of amphetamine it might be an appetite suppressant.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A Crackdown on Ecstasy | 6/10/1985 | See Source »

Sassafras Herbert proudly displays her handsome diploma from the American Association of Nutrition and Dietary Consultants. The certificate entitles Herbert to a listing in the Official Directory of Nutrition and Dietary Consultants and special rates for malpractice insurance. The latter benefit is a good thing, because Sassafras is an eleven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sending Degrees to the Dogs | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

Gods do not make bricks, or build sun domes, or scramble for sassafras in the shrubbery of Central Park. But for people who do, or want to, the Whole Earth Catalog is an almost inexhaustible compendium. It is a sort of Sears, Roebuck-Consumer Report for the minorities of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING 1969: Lifestyles: The Whole Earth Catalogue | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

The 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), ratified by the U.S. and 66 other nations (but not Mexico), has not helped much in reducing the depredations. Though the treaty's aim was to regulate the trade in rare and protected species, few signatory nations have customs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Prickly but Imperiled Species | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

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